tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15047071.post3813003617838757817..comments2023-07-23T10:34:59.470-05:00Comments on διάλογος: Thoughts on Social Justice - Part 1Chris Freelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959685692971056289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15047071.post-71737681050961723112010-03-16T21:41:40.616-05:002010-03-16T21:41:40.616-05:00I'm really interested in this also Chris. I h...I'm really interested in this also Chris. I had comment ready to post last night and realized that Mackenzie was logged into her Google account instead of me, so the comment would have been from her. When I tried to switch my login I lost me comment and didn't have the energy to rewrite it. <br /><br />Part of my comment was that your feelings about social justice are going to depend on your definition. Another part was what I think of Glen Beck...maybe it's good I lost it.<br /><br />Another part of social justice is what it does for the giver. We have a mission trip to Mexico going on right now. Those 100 or so kids from Oklahoma Christian University are going to get a much greater blessing than the 4 or 5 Mexican villages they are going to.<br /><br />Jesus told the rich young ruler to go and give all his processions to the poor, not because it would help the poor, but because of what it would do for him. Poor Glen Beck is just flat missing out.<br /><br />Looking forward to parts 2 and 3.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968881340666588664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15047071.post-13868960137191298122010-03-16T09:55:48.275-05:002010-03-16T09:55:48.275-05:00Thanks Andy.
But hang in there - I've got 2 ...Thanks Andy. <br /><br />But hang in there - I've got 2 more of these coming. I'll try to be an equal opportunity offender at some point.Chris Freelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959685692971056289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15047071.post-20136898430774786502010-03-16T09:54:21.585-05:002010-03-16T09:54:21.585-05:00Chris, this is fantastic stuff. Clear definitions ...Chris, this is fantastic stuff. Clear definitions are vitally important to this conversation. Loved your last point that any view of justice that does not incorporate the cross and eternal justice is not a Christian view of justice. Similarly I appreciate how you distinguish that Christian justice should by its very definition be different than the expectation of the world. As you said, it's one thing to expect Christians to show love to their neighbor (and their enemy), but how can we expect pagan nations and their unregenerate leaders to do such a thing? <br /><br />I have had numerous conversations and read from enough people on both sides of the extreme of this issue that I almost brace myself to get ready to disagree with something they are about to say. It is refreshing to read someone who seems to be coming at this from a uniquely Christian perspective and from someone who allows his exegesis of texts to form his view on the topic. I look forward to Part 2. <br /><br />Blessings.Andy Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684057096715794066noreply@blogger.com